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Figurative Language/Poetry
Literary Terms
Test-Taking Terms
Test-Taking Strategies
Short Response and Essay Writing
100

one row in a poem

line

100
the problem or struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict?
100
To find the similarities between two things is to compare; to find the differences between two things is called THIS
What is contrast?
100
You receive this much credit for blank answers.
What is zero points? NEVER LEAVE A QUESTION BLANK!
100
Your short response answers should include this many details from the text.
What is 2-3?
200

"She is like the sun" is an example of what kind of figurative language and what does it mean?

simile

200

Description, compare and contrast, problem solution are all forms of this

Text Structure

200
This is the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
What is fiction is fake and nonfiction is real?
200
Use this process to remove multiple choice answers that are incorrect in order to narrow the number of items
What is the process of elimination?
200

You should always use RACE to answer short response questions. The letters in RACE stand for these three words.

Restate Answer Cite Explain

300

"Her hair is silk" is an example of this poetry term. What does it mean?

What is metaphor?

300

The overall lesson of a text is called this

theme

300
The qualities that make up a character's personality, including how he or she thinks, acts, feels, and behaves
What are character traits?
300
If you're unsure of an answer about a reading passage, you should ALWAYS do this.
What is LOOK BACK IN THE TEXT!
300

This thing belong in the introduction of the 4pt. response

Topic Sentence

400

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow" is an example of this poetry term.

What is hyperbole?

400

When the narrator in a poem

speaker

400
The three main purposes authors have for writing are THESE. (Hint: The first letters of each word spell out PIE)
What are to persuade, to inform, and to entertain?
400
If you're stuck on a question and it's taking a long time to answer it, you should do this.
What is mark it, move on with the test, and return to it after you finish the rest of the test?
400

In this part of the 4 pt, you should use RACCE for each of them 

bullet points

500

A group of lines in a poem

stanza

500

An author's attitude or feelings toward the subject he or she is writing about is called this. (Ex. admiring, critical, positive, negative, etc.)

point of view

500
If you are asked to arrange something in chronological order, it means THIS.
What is time order?
500
Use THESE to help you figure out the meaning of any unfamiliar words in a text.
What are context clues?
500

Your punctuation and spelling matter on this type of question

extended 4pt. response